Braşov to Bucharest

Storyline: Vidin to Ruse Bulgaria via Romania by train Jul – Aug, 2017

Vacationers on board

The train to Bucharest was rather full. Families with kids and huge suitcases, families without kids and with huge suitcases, and younger people with duffel bags, were boarding the train. They were all vacationers, going to the Black Sea. Continue reading “Braşov to Bucharest”

Braşov

Storyline: Vidin to Ruse Bulgaria via Romania by train Jul – Aug, 2017

Tampa Mountain

We walked from the train station all the way to the old town and our hotel. It was a longish walk; first through some residential areas with apartment buildings obviously from communist times; then some nicer low-rise buildings and newly built houses mixed with old ones – some renovated, some not; many administrative buildings too. Continue reading “Braşov”

Prelude: Wagner in Magura Cave, Verdi in Belogradchik Fortress

Storyline: Vidin to Ruse Bulgaria via Romania by train Jul – Aug, 2017

A scene from Nabucco at Belogradchik Fortress

We started our trip indulging in some cultural events in Bulgaria. The times we have spent there in summer are often seasoned with a variety of outdoor concerts and festivals. Continue reading “Prelude: Wagner in Magura Cave, Verdi in Belogradchik Fortress”

Vidin to Craiova, the Romanian part

Storyline: Vidin to Ruse Bulgaria via Romania by train Jul – Aug, 2017

Calafat-Craiova, hay bales

There are some 119 km of railroad between Vidin, Bulgaria and Craiova, Romania. Of this, it’s about 30 km from Vidin to Golenţi railway station near Calafat, on new tracks built across the New Europe Bridge (also know as Danube 2 bridge). The bridge was opened in 2013 and the first passenger train between Vidin and Golenţi ran in May 2014.   Continue reading “Vidin to Craiova, the Romanian part”

Crossing the Danube over the New Europe Bridge

Storyline: Vidin to Ruse Bulgaria via Romania by train Jul – Aug, 2017

Danube Bridge New-Europe Vidin Bulgaria-Calafat Romania, credit MaxPixel

Sometimes dreams from the past do not survive the reality check of the present. With age marching fast, some dreams are better left unrealized. Continue reading “Crossing the Danube over the New Europe Bridge”

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